Billboard’s 2021 Top Business Managers Billboard 2/22/2021 Billboard Staff
The music industry’s leading business managers serve as financial advisers, tax accountants and fiscal therapists for artists and executives alike and they have long preached the importance of saving for a rainy day. But what if the storm lasts for a year?
In 2020, as revenue from live touring halted, traditional recording sessions ceased and marketing meetings moved to Zoom, the roles of business managers became more crucial than ever. “This year has been a bit of a roller coaster,” says Sally Velazquez, owner of Empower Business Management.
Business managers helped their clients financially survive the pandemic by revising cash flow projections, focusing on long-term plans and exploring new revenue sources, including song catalog sales in a red-hot market. When necessary, they applied for government aid available under the CARES Act and subsequent legislation “a giganti
Dignity Health, LA Galaxy come together to open vaccine site in Carson to help underserved community
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CARSON, Calif. (KABC) Dignity Health and the L.A. Galaxy joined forces to open a new vaccination site at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, providing first-dose inoculations all week long by appointment only.
The site is expected to give out 20,000 vaccines this week, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The vaccinations are by appointment only, made online. Dignity Health is vaccinating anyone over 65 or in a qualifying industry.
Appointments can be scheduled at the Carson site by visiting myturn.ca.gov or calling 1-833-422-4255.
Catoctin Creek Distilling Company to Release Annual Rabble Rouser Bottled in Bond Rye Whisky
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PURCELLVILLE, Va. Catoctin Creek Distilling Co., The Virginia Rye Whisky, is releasing its annual Rabble Rouser Bottled in Bond Rye Whisky on Monday, Feb. 8. One of Catoctin Creek’s most sought-after whiskys, owners Scott and Becky Harris are excited to offer over 100 cases nationwide, which is double what was available last year.
“Due to better planning and growing reserves, Becky and I are really excited to offer more Rabble Rouser this year,” said co-founder and general manager, Scott Harris. “Because it’s been so limited in the past, this may be the first time a lot of folks will be able to purchase it, and we’re looking forward to hearing what they think!”
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In the two years since the U.S. Department of Justice revised its 2011 opinion on the Federal Wire Act in an effort to halt the expansion of online casino gaming, the activity has grown from three states to five with Michigan becoming the sixth state on Friday. On Wednesday, the First Circuit Court of Appeals validated that evolution. The court, in a 49-page opinion, sided with a lower court ruling and the New Hampshire State Lottery arguments that the antiquated 1961 law applies only to interstate sports betting. Gaming law experts said the ruling marked the second time a federal circuit court had agreed the Wire Act only covered information sent across state lines that are used for sports wagers. In 2002, the Fifth Circuit agreed with a lower court’s opinion that funding Internet gaming wasn’t covered in the Wire Act in a case brought by MasterCard. Nevada gaming attorney